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1996
1996 House Primaries
Congressional primary results across 49 states. 810 party contests, 325 contested (40.1%).
1956
47 states
1958
48 states
1960
49 states
1962
48 states
1964
46 states
1966
48 states
1968
48 states
1970
50 states
1972
48 states
1974
49 states
1976
48 states
1978
47 states
1980
48 states
1982
49 states
1984
48 states
1986
49 states
1988
48 states
1990
48 states
1992
49 states
1994
49 states
1996
49 states
1998
49 states
2000
45 states
2002
46 states
2004
46 states
2006
46 states
2008
45 states
2010
46 states
2012
47 states
2014
39 states
2016
47 states
2018
47 states
810
Total Contests
40.1%
Contested Rate
1.9
Avg Field Size
63.0%
Avg Winner Share
Results by State
Alabama
AL
55
0
100
Races
14
Contested
6
(43%)
Avg field
2.6
Alaska
AK
11
0
100
Races
2
Contested
1
(50%)
Avg field
2.0
Arizona
AZ
36
0
100
Races
12
Contested
4
(33%)
Avg field
1.5
Arkansas
AR
55
0
100
Races
8
Contested
3
(38%)
Avg field
2.1
California
CA
34
0
100
Races
104
Contested
44
(42%)
Avg field
1.8
Colorado
CO
40
0
100
Races
12
Contested
4
(33%)
Avg field
1.4
Connecticut
CT
40
0
100
Races
1
Contested
1
(100%)
Avg field
2.0
Delaware
DE
26
0
100
Races
2
Contested
1
(50%)
Avg field
1.5
Florida
FL
41
0
100
Races
43
Contested
9
(21%)
Avg field
1.4
Georgia
GA
34
0
100
Races
21
Contested
7
(33%)
Avg field
1.5
Hawaii
HI
40
0
100
Races
4
Contested
3
(75%)
Avg field
3.0
Idaho
ID
23
0
100
Races
4
Contested
3
(75%)
Avg field
1.8
Illinois
IL
29
0
100
Races
40
Contested
18
(45%)
Avg field
2.1
Indiana
IN
37
0
100
Races
20
Contested
16
(80%)
Avg field
3.6
Iowa
IA
39
0
100
Races
10
Contested
5
(50%)
Avg field
1.6
Kansas
KS
36
0
100
Races
8
Contested
4
(50%)
Avg field
2.3
Kentucky
KY
39
0
100
Races
11
Contested
3
(27%)
Avg field
1.4
Maine
ME
48
0
100
Races
4
Contested
1
(25%)
Avg field
1.3
Maryland
MD
38
0
100
Races
16
Contested
16
(100%)
Avg field
5.6
Massachusetts
MA
34
0
100
Races
19
Contested
5
(26%)
Avg field
1.4
Michigan
MI
38
0
100
Races
32
Contested
6
(19%)
Avg field
1.4
Minnesota
MN
37
0
100
Races
16
Contested
1
(6%)
Avg field
1.1
Mississippi
MS
42
0
100
Races
10
Contested
7
(70%)
Avg field
2.8
Missouri
MO
41
0
100
Races
18
Contested
14
(78%)
Avg field
2.9
Montana
MT
50
0
100
Races
2
Contested
2
(100%)
Avg field
3.5
Nebraska
NE
19
0
100
Races
5
Contested
2
(40%)
Avg field
1.4
Nevada
NV
42
0
100
Races
4
Contested
3
(75%)
Avg field
4.0
New Hampshire
NH
39
0
100
Races
4
Contested
3
(75%)
Avg field
4.0
New Jersey
NJ
27
0
100
Races
26
Contested
10
(38%)
Avg field
1.6
New Mexico
NM
15
0
100
Races
6
Contested
2
(33%)
Avg field
1.3
New York
NY
29
0
100
Races
62
Contested
9
(15%)
Avg field
1.2
North Carolina
NC
56
0
100
Races
24
Contested
6
(25%)
Avg field
1.7
North Dakota
ND
0
0
100
Races
2
Contested
0
(0%)
Avg field
1.0
Ohio
OH
31
0
100
Races
38
Contested
17
(45%)
Avg field
1.7
Oklahoma
OK
32
0
100
Races
12
Contested
4
(33%)
Avg field
2.0
Oregon
OR
33
0
100
Races
10
Contested
6
(60%)
Avg field
2.2
Pennsylvania
PA
40
0
100
Races
42
Contested
14
(33%)
Avg field
1.6
Rhode Island
RI
49
0
100
Races
4
Contested
2
(50%)
Avg field
2.5
South Carolina
SC
18
0
100
Races
10
Contested
2
(20%)
Avg field
1.2
South Dakota
SD
49
0
100
Races
2
Contested
2
(100%)
Avg field
3.0
Tennessee
TN
36
0
100
Races
18
Contested
11
(61%)
Avg field
2.9
Texas
TX
43
0
100
Races
58
Contested
27
(47%)
Avg field
1.9
Utah
UT
46
0
100
Races
3
Contested
3
(100%)
Avg field
2.0
Vermont
VT
31
0
100
Races
2
Contested
1
(50%)
Avg field
2.0
Virginia
VA
20
0
100
Races
2
Contested
1
(50%)
Avg field
1.5
Washington
WA
50
0
100
Races
18
Contested
5
(28%)
Avg field
1.7
West Virginia
WV
14
0
100
Races
5
Contested
1
(20%)
Avg field
1.2
Wisconsin
WI
37
0
100
Races
18
Contested
9
(50%)
Avg field
1.9
Wyoming
WY
28
0
100
Races
2
Contested
1
(50%)
Avg field
1.5